Openreach Offers Even Quicker Proactive FTTP Broadband Upgrades to UK ISPs | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network access provider Openreach (BT) has once again tweaked their Proactive FTTP Upgrades process for ISPs, which will allow providers to optionally reduce the normal lead time down to just 15+ calendar days (vs the default 6 weeks). Normally it’s consumers that initiate an upgrade, but with proactive upgrades the initiator is your ISP (this may help with copper to full fibre migrations). Proactive migrations thus arise where your ISP proposes an...
Netmore to Hook Up 1 Million Severn Trent Water Meters to Wireless Network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Global network operator Netmore has today signed a 3-year deal with the UK’s second-largest water company, Severn Trent, to deploy and manage network services for 1 million smart meters across more than 20 counties. This will involve the deployment of a dual wireless Long Range Wide Area (LoRaWAN) and Narrowband-loT (NB-IoT) network. Fixed wireless LoRa networks harness only a small slice of lower frequency radio spectrum (usually in one of the sub-1GHz...
Vodafone partners with Simetric for ‘Single-Pane-of-Glass’ IoT platform | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Vodafone IoT and Simetric have announced a new partnership, which combines both companies’ industry-leading IoT platforms to create a ‘Single-Pane-of-Glass’ overview for customers’ IoT estates. Vodafone‘s Managed Connectivity Platform (GDSP) will integrate with Simetric‘s ‘Single-Pane-of-Glass platform, which will deliver real-time visibility, control, and automation across customers’ IoT estates from a variety of network partners. With...
Djibouti Telecom DAREs to expand subsea cable connectivity in East Africa | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The operator has announced plans to expand the Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE1) submarine cable system from Kenya to South Africa This week, Djibouti’s incumbent telecoms operator Djibouti Telecom has announced plans to extend the reach of the DARE1 cable down Africa’s east coast. The DARE1 cable system, which came into service in 2021, currently spans the Horn of Africa, connecting Djibouti to Somalia and Kenya. The system includes...
Broadband ISP TalkTalk Launch UK Brand Refresh to Help Forget the Troubles | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The financially troubled broadband provider TalkTalk has today attempted to start putting the recent past behind it by refreshing their brand identity a bit (inc. new website), while at the same time launching new digital platforms and a supporting marketing campaign. But it may yet take much more than this to help turn things around, although it’s a start. The brand refresh, which is already live across TalkTalk’s newly designed website today, includes...
EE UK Deploy 50 Extra Freshwave 5G Small Cells in Central London to Boost Mobile | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Wireless infrastructure provider Freshwave has today revealed that they’ve worked with UK mobile operator EE (BT) to deploy a further 50 new small cell based outdoor 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) units across the City of London area, which are helping to expand the network operators coverage and performance. Small cells are akin to small shoebox sized mobile (radio) base stations, which are designed to deliver limited coverage (usually up to around...
Netomnia to Extend UK Broadband Reach via Openreach’s FTTP Network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More One of the UK’s largest alternative broadband networks, Netomnia (Substantial Group), has revealed that they’re in the process of joining Openreach’s (BT) network in order to harness their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) products in areas where their network doesn’t yet reach or may be unlikely to reach in the future. But the initial reach will be limited. The change of strategy, which on the surface seems to mirror Hyperoptic’s recent move (here), could...
Community Fibre Cuts Broadband Satisfaction Guarantee from 60 to 30 Days | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative network provider and UK ISP CommunityFibre, which has deployed a 5Gbps speed full fibre broadband (FTTP) network to cover 1.342 million UK homes (plus c.200k businesses) – mostly in London, has today reduced their somewhat industry leading 60 Day Satisfaction Guarantee to 30 days. But this is still better than many other providers can do. The Guarantee essentially allows new customers to cancel their broadband contract and leave penalty free,...
Microsoft Backed Researchers Significantly Improve Hollow Core Fibre Cables | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A team of Microsoft backed and largely UK based researches, which were originally part of Lumenisity – a spinoff from the Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) at the University of Southampton, appear to have succeeded in reducing attenuation and other signal degradation phenomena in next gen hollow core fibre (HCF) broadband cables – boosting speeds by 45%. Conventional optical fibre cables work by guiding laser light through solid glass cores, which...
Netomnia secures £300m for network expansion | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release The facility strengthens Netomnia’s position as the UK’s fastest-growing Alt-Net, supporting its path to profitability in 2025 and rollout target of five million premises by 2027. Netomnia, the UK’s second-largest alternative network provider (Alt-Net), has completed its £300 million junior debt raise. This includes £160 million from existing investors I Squared Capital and Palistar Capital, originally part of the May 2025 funding, and an...